Posted far from home for his job at Japanese conglomerate Hitachi Ltd, father of two Tsutomu Kojima was “really lonely” until he began working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic for the first time.
COVID-19 has upended office routines worldwide, but in Japan where punishing hours and reliance on paper files, ink stamps and fax machines has long been the norm some say the shake-up was sorely needed.
Before the pandemic, just 9 percent of the Japanese workforce had ever teleworked, compared with 32 percent in the US and 22 percent in Germany, Tokyo-based consultancy firm Nomura Research Institute Ltd said.
However,
Fujisawa (AFP): Posted far from home for his job at Japanese conglomerate Hitachi, father of two Tsutomu Kojima was "really lonely" until he began working remotely during the pandemic for the first time.
Father-of-two Tsutomu Kojima, who was posted far from home for his job at Japanese conglomerate Hitachi, was "really lonely" until he first started working
Posted far from home for his job at Japanese conglomerate Hitachi, father of two Tsutomu Kojima was "really lonely" until he began working remotely during the pandemic for the first time.
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